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Davis-Becker, Susan L.; Buckendahl, Chad W. – International Journal of Testing, 2013
A critical component of the standard setting process is collecting evidence to evaluate the recommended cut scores and their use for making decisions and classifying students based on test performance. Kane (1994, 2001) proposed a framework by which practitioners can identify and evaluate evidence of the results of the standard setting from (1)…
Descriptors: Standard Setting (Scoring), Evidence, Validity, Cutting Scores

Ryan, Katherine – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Proposes a process approach to validity that addresses assessment validation in the context of high-stakes assessment. This approach includes a test evaluator or validator who considers the perspectives of five stakeholder groups at four different stages of assessment maturity in relation to six aspects of construct validity. Illustrates each…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, High Stakes Tests

Mehrens, William A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Presents conclusions of an independent measurement expert that the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) was constructed according to acceptable professional standards and tests curricular material considered by the Texas Board of Education important for graduates to have mastered. Also supports the validity and reliability of the TAAS and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Psychometrics, Reliability, Standards

Kane, Michael – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Makes the point that the interpretations and use of high-stakes test scores rely on policy assumptions about what should be taught and the content standards and performance standards that should be applied. The assumptions built into an assessment need to be subjected to scrutiny and criticism if a strong case is to be made for the validity of the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Scores

Haertel, Edward H. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1999
Discusses issues of validity in high-stakes testing, beginning with some purposes of a testing program and proceeding to some underlying assumptions about testing. Suggests four possible studies to address assumptions often ignored by asking various groups of people about testing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Research Needs, Surveys
Linn, Robert L. – 2001
Almost every state has in place a state assessment and accountability system. These systems vary greatly in their characteristics but share a common global purpose of improving teaching and learning. Some of the variations in the state systems are discussed and illustrated with examples from selected states. Issues that are critical to the value…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, State Programs

Phillips, S. E. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Discusses the plaintiffs' arguments, the state's responses, and the specific findings in the context of major themes of "GI Forum v. Texas Education Agency," which found that the Texas graduation test was valid and reliable and met applicable professional standards, including motive and opportunity to learn. (SLD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools

Schafer, William D. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Draws seven conclusions for professionals who administer state assessment programs from the "GI Forum V. Texas Education Agency" ruling. These conclusions are grouped into observations about test development and observations about test use. Discusses some implications for test use in other states. (SLD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, High School Students, High Schools, State Programs

Ward, Cynthia A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Discusses the implications of the "GI Forum v. Texas Education Agency" (2000) decision supporting the use of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills for other state assessment programs. Notes that the legal success of the state test in Texas was not due merely to good fortune, but to the test's adherence to legally defensible principles.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 2002
In 1998, the Kentucky legislature made adjustments to the assessment and accountability system established by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 to create a new system, the Commonwealth Accountability and Testing System (CATS). The Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT) are a component of CATS. KCCT assessments are given in grades 4, 5, 7, 8,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Reliability
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1998
Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) assessments are criterion-referenced performance tests designed, developed, and implemented by the Maryland State Department of Education in collaboration with classroom teachers and other Maryland educators. MSPAP is the major strategy for implementing Maryland's educational reform…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Reliability, Scoring
Measurement Inc., Durham, NC. – 1999
Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) assessments are criterion-referenced performance tests designed, developed, and implemented by the Maryland State Department of Education in collaboration with classroom teachers and other Maryland educators. MSPAP is the major strategy for implementing Maryland's educational reform…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Reliability, Scoring
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2000
Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) assessments are criterion-referenced performance tests designed, developed, and implemented by the Maryland State Department of Education in collaboration with classroom teachers and other Maryland educators. MSPAP is the major strategy for implementing Maryland's educational reform…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Reliability, Scoring
Kane, Michael – 2001
L. Cronbach has made the point that for validity arguments to be convincing to diverse audiences, they need to be based on assumptions that are credible to these audiences. The interpretations and uses of high stakes test scores rely on a number of policy assumptions about what should be taught in schools, and more specifically, about the content…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, High Stakes Tests

Lane, Suzanne; Parke, Carol S.; Stone, Clement A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1998
Provides a general framework for examining the consequences of assessment programs, especially statewide programs that intend to improve student learning by holding schools accountable. The framework is intended for use with programs using performance-based tasks but can be used with programs using traditional item formats as well. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
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